Son Kills Stepfather in Jealous Rage Over Mother’s New Marriage

[Georgealbert]

 

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A 22-year-old man has been arrested for shooting his stepfather in the back of the head, allegedly out of jealousy and resentment towards his mother’s new marriage. The suspect later admitted to consuming 10 methamphetamine pills a day before committing the crime.

 

Police from Pathio Police Station were alerted to the incident by Laddawan Duangphummes, the head of Moo 4 village in Chumko Subdistrict. The shooting took place at a rented single-storey row house behind Ban Khlong Wang Chang railway station in Pathio district, Chumphon province.

 

At the scene, police found the lifeless body of Samert 66, lying face down in a pool of blood at the entrance of his rented room, which also served as a food shop. A large gunshot wound was visible at the back of his head.

 

The suspect, identified as Sitthiporn 22, was still holding a shotgun and pacing in front of the house. Officers convinced him to surrender and confiscated the shotgun with one spent shell still in the gun, along with an additional 12-gauge shotgun shell found on a dining table nearby.

 

Due to fears of retaliation from the victim’s family, police took both Sitthiporn and his mother, Renu (61), to Pathio Police Station for questioning.

 

According to Renu, she had been living with Samert for about a year. Though her son did not live with her, he often complained that she had changed since remarrying. He would text and call her frequently, accusing her of no longer caring for him.

 

“He always said, ‘You’re not yourself anymore since you married him. You don’t listen to me. It’s like you’re under some kind of spell,’” Renu recounted.

 

She also revealed that her husband, a former volunteer security officer and drug rehabilitation trainer, had been concerned about Sitthiporn’s drug use. He had recently taken him for a urine test, which tested positive for drugs.

 

On the day of the murder, Sitthiporn arrived on his motorcycle while Samert was out tending to his cattle. When his mother asked why he hadn’t come for dinner the night before, he did not respond. She then went to the bathroom, only to be startled by a gunshot moments later.

 

“I thought my son had been shot, but when I ran out, I saw my husband lying dead,” Renu said.

 

In his statement to police, Sitthiporn admitted to harbouring deep resentment towards his stepfather, believing that his mother’s love for him had faded.

 

“The more time passed, the more I felt like my mother was being controlled by him. I couldn’t take it anymore,” he said.

 

He confessed to purchasing the shotgun from a friend and consuming 10 meth pills the day before the killing. When he arrived at the shop, he waited for his stepfather to return, then walked up behind him and shot him in the head at point-blank range. He remained at the scene until police arrived.

 

Sitthiporn has been charged with murder and is now in police custody at Pathio Police Station, awaiting legal proceedings.

 

-- 2025-03-30